Former Stark County Deputy Treasurer Vincent J. Frustaci Sentened to 10 Years in Prison for Theft of $2.4 Million

Former Stark County Chief Deputy Treasurer Vincent J. Frustaci was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and C. Frank Figliuzzi, Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today.

Frustaci, 38, of Canton, plead guilty in June to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, and one count of theft concerning an agency receiving federal funds in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 666.

“Frustaci violated the trust that was put in him by the public,” Dettelbach said. “Now he will pay a steep price for his crimes.”

Frustaci admitted that, while Chief Deputy Treasurer for Stark County, he altered and falsified the Stark County Treasurer’s financial records to cover up his theft of $2,464,989 from January 2003 through March 31, 2009.

He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release following completion of his sentence. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Dean M. Valore and Special Assistant United States Attorney Chryssa N. Hartnett, following an investigation conducted by the Canton office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.